Using Bioengineered 3D Models to Replicate the Tumour Microenvironment in Prostate Cancer

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1091734

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The research will address the poor prognosis of patients with advanced prostate cancer bone metastasis by establishing a novel 3D bioengineered bone model containing high amounts of fat cells, where cancer cells can relocate. This approach will help identifying the impact of fat cells on cancer cell function, and help determine whether fat cells are legitimate therapeutic targets, ultimately assisting clinicians to select better therapies for prostate cancer bone metastasis.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $339,658.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cancer Cell Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer cell biology | microenvironment | prostate cancer | tissue engineering | tumour metastases

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